Potentially Unwanted Programs

The Internet is filled with free programs and tools making promises they fall short of, or that once installed performs unwanted acts. Potentially Unwanted Programs, also known as Possibly Unwanted Programs or PUPs, are scattered throughout the Internet, whether a website offering or an inclusion in a freeware download. Like adware and legitimate software programs, PUPs may track surfing habits, collect data and send to a third party. PUPs are sometimes called ‘greyware’ because they fall in a grey area and do not necessarily or upfront pose a security threat. Sometimes through missteps of our own or someone else using our system, a program is installed that you want removed. Perhaps it didn’t meet expectations or may be negatively impacting system performance. All programs having good intent should readily offer an uninstall feature for easy removal. In cases where the PC user finds it difficult to find let alone remove the components engineering a program, this should raise a red flag and incite the need to remove aggressively.

If you are highly skilled editing the Windows Registry or are able to follow the technical jargon and mind-twisting instructions posted on a security forum, you may be able to manually remove unwanted files buried throughout your system. However, be very careful not to delete the wrong file and don’t forget to reset viral restoration points as well as restore corrupted files. If a mistake is made, you could corrupt the hard drive and lose valuable data. While you may have backed up your data and programs, hopefully you stored the important and necessary product keys required to reinstall software. To be safe, we highly recommend you use a professional anti-malware solution able to find and safely remove malware without causing harm to your computer and able to restore corrupted OS files and components.

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There are currently 3,331 articles listed on potentially unwanted programs.

Name	Threat Level	Detection Count	Date
Wizard 101	5/10	0	June 19, 2013
WizardUpdate			January 21, 2021
Words-surf Ads	2/10	7	September 22, 2015
WorkatHomeStar Ads	1/10	10	December 11, 2015
WorldofNotes Toolbar	1/10	9,767	August 28, 2017
WorldSport New Tab			April 19, 2016
WowMovix Ads	2/10	16,847	March 8, 2016
WS-Enabler	1/10	0	February 20, 2014
WS-Supporter			February 20, 2014
X New Tab Page(Extension)			March 20, 2018
Xvidly			June 27, 2013
Y2Go	1/10	403	April 17, 2017
Yadbazelet			February 14, 2019
YahooChrome			May 17, 2018
YaTab			October 15, 2018
YellowSend			September 7, 2015
Yoga New Tab	1/10	515	April 7, 2017
You-Bar	2/10	82	December 9, 2013
YouBoost	1/10	181	December 18, 2015
Your Daily Trailer	10/10	1	April 26, 2017
Your Email Accounts Toolbar			December 20, 2017
Your Free Online Forms	1/10	371	March 15, 2018
Your Free PDF Converter Now			January 12, 2018
Your Interests Now Toolbar	5/10	5	November 30, 2015
Your Movies Now New Tab	8/10	5	June 10, 2016

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